Seytre, Bernard.

The death of a disease a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis / [electronic resource] : Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. - 161 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Poliomyelitis--History.
Poliomyelitis vaccine--History.


Electronic books.

RC180.9 / .S4913 2005eb

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